Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup
Introduction
This text is for internet users, who want to learn how to find the correct newsgroup.
Sometimes it is difficult to find the right news group, and this page is created to help people on
their search for the best possible Usenet group. This page doesn't contain all the possible
newsgroups, only a list of few examples.
What is a Newsgroup?
A newsgroup is part of the Usenet news system. Newsgroup is a discussion that takes place
online, devoted to a particular topic. The discussion takes the form of electronic messages
called "postings" (or articles) that anyone with a newsreader can post or read.
Where can I post ...
- advertisements?
- biz.marketplace, misc.forsale.
- newbie questions?
- news.groups.questions, news.newusers.questions, alt.newbie, alt.newbies, alt.usenet.newbies.
- nonsense messages?
- alt.alt.
- test messages?
- alt.test, misc.test, comp.test. There are also regional newsgroups.
Where can I read ...
- newsgroup FAQs?
- comp.answers.
- newsgroup reviews?
Where can I discuss about ...
- animals?
- alt.animals, alt.pets, rec.animals.wildlife.
- AOL?
- alt.aol, alt.internet.providers.uk.aol, alt.online-service.america-online, aol.newsgroups.help.
- Apple (Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc.)?
- uk.comp.sys.mac, comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.macintosh.
- art?
- business?
- biz, alt.business.
- cars?
- CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW?
- comp.publish.cdrom.hardware, comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia, comp.publish.cdrom.software, alt.comp.periphs.cdr.
- cellular and mobile phones?
- alt.cellular, alt.cellular.gsm.
- chemistry?
- sci.chem.
- collecting?
- alt.collecting, rec.collecting.
- comics?
- alt.comics, rec.arts.comics.misc.
- compression, packing and archiving?
- comp.compression, alt.comp.compression.
- computer/operating system?
- comp.sys, comp.os, alt.os, alt.comp, comp.sys.amiga.misc, comp.sys.amstrad.8bit, comp.sys.atari, comp.sys.laptops, comp.sys.macintosh, comp.os.msdos, comp.sys.msx, comp.sys.sinclair, comp.sys.sun.misc, comp.os.linux, alt.linux, alt.os.linux, comp.unix. See also Windows.
- culture?
- alt.culture, soc.culture.misc.
- DVD?
- education?
- alt.education, misc.education.
- English language?
- sci.lang, alt.english.usage, alt.usage.english, misc.education.language.english.
- food?
- free news servers?
- games?
- rec.games, alt.games, comp.games.development.
- game consoles?
- rec.games.video.nintendo, rec.games.video.sega, rec.games.video.sony, microsoft.public.xbox, alt.games.video.nintendo, alt.games.video.sony-playstation2, alt.games.video.sony-playstation3, alt.games.video.xbox, uk.games.video.nintendo, uk.games.video.playstation, uk.games.video.xbox.
- GeoCities home pages (since 2009 only available in Japan)?
- GNU?
- Google?
- google.public.support.general, comp.internet.services.google, alt.comp.google, alt.fan.dejanews.
- graphics?
- hardware?
- health?
- history?
- home page creation / design?
- alt.html, news.newusers.questions, alt.homepages.designtips.uk.
- jobs?
- journalism?
- languages?
- alt.language, alt.languages.
- literature and books?
- humanities, alt.books.
- mailreaders?
- mathematics?
- sci.math, alt.sci.math.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer?
- microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer, microsoft.public.internetexplorer, microsoft.public.mac.explorer.
- Microsoft Office?
- Microsoft Outlook?
- microsoft.public.outlook, microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress.
- Microsoft Windows?
- See Windows.
- Microsoft Windows Media Player?
- microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player.
- Microsoft Word?
- modems?
- comp.modems, alt.net.and.modem.
- monitors and video cards?
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video.
- motorcycles?
- alt.motorcycles, rec.motorcycles.
- movies?
- alt.movies, rec.arts.movies.misc.
- Mozilla?
- netscape.public.mozilla.general, alt.fan.mozilla.
- multimedia?
- music?
- rec.music, comp.music.misc, alt.music.
- netiquette?
- news.groups.questions, news.newusers.questions, microsoft.public.netiquette.
- Netscape Navigator / Messenger / Composer?
- netscape.public.general, alt.netscape.
- networking?
- comp.networks, uk.comp.home-networking, comp.os.linux.networking, comp.os.ms-windows.networking, comp.os.os2.networking, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking, microsoft.public.win95.networking, microsoft.public.win98.networking, microsoft.public.windowsme.networking, microsoft.public.win2000.networking.
- newsgroup creation / removal / moderation / splitting?
- news.groups, news.groups.proposals, alt.config, alt.how.to.create.a.newsgroup.
- newsgroup hierarchies?
- newspapers?
- newsreaders?
- newsservers?
- Opera (web browser)?
- philosophy?
- talk.philosophy, alt.philosophy.
- physics?
- sci.physics, alt.sci.physics.
- politics?
- alt.politics, talk.politics, soc.politics.
- printers?
- programming?
- comp.programming, comp.lang, alt.lang, comp.lang.ada, comp.lang.asm.x86, comp.lang.basic.misc, comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.cobol, comp.lang.fortran, comp.lang.javascript, comp.lang.lisp, comp.lang.pascal, comp.lang.perl, comp.lang.python, alt.sources.
- protocols?
- psychology?
- alt.psychology, sci.psychology.misc.
- radio?
- religion?
- talk.religion.misc, alt.religion, soc.religion, alt.talk.creationism, talk.origins, alt.bible, alt.religion.christian.biblestudy, soc.religion.christian.bible-study.
- scanners?
- science?
- search engines?
- alt.internet.search-engines, comp.infosystems.search, alive.internet.www.search-engines.
- security?
- alt.security.
- shareware and freeware?
- alt.comp.shareware, alt.comp.freeware, comp.software.shareware.
- sound cards?
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.misc.
- spam?
- news.admin.net-abuse.email, news.admin.net-abuse.sightings.
- sports?
- support for technical problems?
- television?
- alt.tv, rec.arts.tv.
- text editors?
- comp.editors.
- topic X?
- travelling?
- alt.travel, rec.travel.misc.
- Usenet?
- news.misc.
- virus?
- comp.virus, alt.comp.virus, alt.comp.anti-virus. There are also newsgroups for certain antivirus products.
- weather?
- alt.talk.weather, sci.geo.meteorology.
- web browsers?
- comp.infosystems.www.browsers.
- websites?
- comp.internet.net-happenings, alt.websites, alt.www.sites.
- Windows?
- microsoft.public.win3x_wfw_dos, microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion, microsoft.public.win98.general.discussion, microsoft.public.windowsme.general, microsoft.public.windowsnt, microsoft.public.win2000, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, microsoft.public.windows.server, microsoft.public.windowsce, comp.os.ms-windows, comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc, comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc, comp.os.ms-windows.ce, alt.os.windows95, alt.os.windows2000, alt.os.windows-xp, alt.windows, alt.windows95, alt.windows98, alt.win98, alt.windows-me, alt.windows-w2k, alt.windows-xp.
Newsgroup Lists and Directories
Harley Hahn's Master List of Usenet Newsgroups
Google Directory: Computers > Usenet
Yahoo! Directory: Usenet > Newsgroup Directories
News Readers and News Servers
Introduction to Usenet
Introduction to Usenet News and the slrn Newsreader
Netiquettes for Newsgroups
Netiquette Guidelines (RFC 1855)
Newsgroup FAQs
Google.public.support.general FAQ
Utrecht CS News.Answers FAQ Access Methods
Acronyms and Jargon
Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Last modified: August 24th, 2021
Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)
URL: http://sites.google.com/site/findnewsgroup/
Copyright 2002—2021: Tomi Häsä
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